Yen Press held an industry panel on the final day of New York Comic Con 2023 in which they announced 15 new manga and light novel acquisitions. More newly licensed titles will be released in March and April 2024 and include a total of 10 manga and 5 novels.
Along with the eight acquired manga series listed were a few other manga announcements related to familiar works, such as Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule, a new manga adaptation of The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life and the print publication of the manga adaptation Black Summoner are published by Yen Press’s JNC imprint.
Below are details about Yen Press’s latest titles:
Manga
Black Summoner
© Doufu Mayoi, Gin Ammo
Story: Doufu Mayoi
Art: Gin Ammo
Original character design: Kurogin (DIGS), DaiXt
Summary:
While reincarnated into another world, Kelvin gave up his memories to gain powerful new abilities. Setting out on his final adventure as the world’s most powerful Summoner—his first Follower, the goddess herself brought him!—he soon discovers his true calling is a battle addict. Facing one formidable foe after another, Kelvin can hardly contain his excitement! The curtain rises on this epic tale as the black-clad warrior and his allies enter the annals of history!!
The surviving alchemist now dreams of a quiet city life
© Usata Nonohara, Aya Obara, ox
Story: Usata Nonohara
Art: Aya Obara
Character design: ox
Summary:
For an alchemist like Mariela, performing incredible magic is just part of the job. So when a horde of monsters threatens to devour the kingdom of Endalsia, she decides to put herself in a brief state of inactivity to survive. Luckily, she wakes up safe and sound—200 years later… Now, all Mariela really wants is a quiet, comfortable life in a land she barely recognizes. Too bad potions have become a luxury item and she’s the only girl in town with the skills to make them.
Sword Art Online Advances Canon of the Golden Rule
© Reki Kawahara, Mugetsu
Story: Reki Kawahara
Art: Mugetsu
Original character design: abec
Summary:
The SAO Progressive series continues, following Asuna and Kirito to the sixth floor of Aincrad, where many puzzles and conundrums await them! Will our sword-swinging pair be exhausted by the mental challenge or will the fearsome group of assassins catch up with them first…?
Trinity Seven Revision
© Kenji Saitou, Youichi Nishio
Story: Kenji Saitou
Art: Youichi Nishio
Original character design: Akinari Nao
A new spin-off manga series from the world of Trinity Seven.
Summary:
High school student Mitsunari Miyazawa has aspirations of becoming a writer until an encounter with a demonic creature turns deadly. Now Mitsunari has been reborn with the power of the Envy Mage, fighting with the help of the living grimoire Lydia!
The tiger has not yet eaten the dragon
© Hachi Inaba
Story and art: Hachi Inaba
Summary:
“Make me think it’s okay if you’re the one who eats me…”
Somewhere in the mountains, a tiger caught its prey: a lone dragon, a species rarely seen. Eating dragon meat brings superior flavor, drinking dragon blood heals all wounds, eating dragon meat will give you immortality… However, when seeing the dragon’s undeveloped physique, the tiger refused to eat dragon meat. Dragon and tiger, predator and prey—is what binds them together simply a natural hunting instinct or something more…?
My Gemini
© Yuu Morikawa
Story and art: Yuu Morikawa
Summary:
Plain, red-haired and freckled John has nothing going for him, except for his two extremely popular friends at school — the twins Jekyll and Hyde. The twins, indistinguishable, always like to take each other’s place to have fun. But when the pair are separated by an untimely death, John must find out… which twin is left?
All or Nothing
© Shikke
Story and art: Shikke
Also known as Ichika ka, Bachi ka in Japan.
Summary:
When Kadoi and Hasumoto reveal that they have been dating for a whole month, Oka and Sawada are more jealous that their friends have lovers than anything else. So when a change in their friendship makes them more aware of each other, they can’t help but wonder what it would be like to be together—in more ways than one…
Fox-Color Envy
© Machi Suehiro
Story and art: Machi Suehiro
Also known as Yakimochi wa Kitsuneiro in Japan.
Summary:
They first met on the train. While Akiha Konno was on his way to his first day of school in Tokyo, someone touched his butt… Luckily, the kind student saved him, but—uhhh…Akiha really didn’t meant to just hug him tightly like that! Even worse, he calls his fox ears that appear when he’s overworked “cute”! Well, it looks like he’ll never see him again…
I want a Gal gamer to compliment me
© Geshumaro
Story and art: Geshumaro
Summary:
When high school closed, Raito Sasaki hired a professional gamer coach to help hone his FPS skills, he never expected that the person knocking on his door would be Rion Suzuki—an easygoing beauty. cute and fashionable at your age! With a charming and supportive gamer cheering him on, can Raito take his game to the next level or will the pressure of being up close and personal with a bombshell like Rion make him have to throw?
Adults’ Picture Books
© Kei Itoi
Story and art: Kei Itoi
Summary:
Erotic manga Author Kudou’s friend, Haruki, passes away, leaving behind his young daughter Kiki and a piece of paper leaving Kudou’s legacy. As strange as the situation is, Kudou is committed to building a real family with the girl—so when he meets a woman who reminds him of his late friend, he proposes on the spot! Whether by blood, friendship, love or circumstances, family is still family…
Light Novels
Amalgam Hound
© Midori Komai, Domino Ozaki
Story: Midori Komai
Illustration: Domino Ozaki
Summary:
Theo, a young investigator, comes across Eleven, a mixture that perfectly imitates the appearance of a girl. In a strange twist of fate, the two become partners on a special mission to track down other fugitive mixes after the war. However, Eleven just looks like a young girl. She is a living weapon who does not understand the meaning of being human. Theo doesn’t like amalgam, but he’s going to have to deal with it, because a terrorist attack has shaken the country to its core… and someone needs to deal with it!
Classroom for heroes
© Shin Araki, Haruyuki Morisawa
Story: Shin Araki
Illustration: Haruyuki Morisawa
Summary:
When the hero Blade defeated the demon king, he lost all his powers. For him, this should have been a dream come true—finally, the life of an ordinary student without fighting or adventure. That is until he finds out his school is a school for heroes. He just wanted to get by with a solid average, but as a hero with actual experience, it turns out his idea of average was a bit off…!
Riviere and the Land of Prayer
© Jougi Shiraishi, Azure
Story: Jougi Shiraishi
Illustration: Azure
An all-new spin-off novel based on the Wandering Witch: Elaina’s Journey series.
Summary:
The stage is set for two girls in a land where prayers have become curses. In a small island nation, there is a mysterious town where the people’s prayers are answered by a mysterious force. I, Makmilia, assist the mysterious Riviere in our shop, where we deal with dangerous items spawned from those prayers. We have a perfume that can change fate, a talking vase, and a bag containing strange creatures, just to name a few. Yes, indeed, the deeds of the wonderful duo, Makmilia and Riviere, will eclipse even the Ashen Witch Elaina!
Once Upon a Witch’s Death: The Story of a Thousand Tears of Joy
© Saka, Chorefuji
Story: Saka
Illustration: Chorefuji
Summary:
On her seventeenth birthday, apprentice witch Meg learns that she has only one year left to live. Her teacher, the long-lived wizard Faust, explains that the only way to break the death curse is to collect tears of joy and plant seeds of life. To find them, Meg will have to leave the sheltered life she has always known and head out into the world. There will be meetings, separations, many friendships and of course many tears. Meg will learn that the most important lessons for a witch are the bright, sweet, and somewhat heartbreaking ones.
You Can’t See Snow
© Rokudo Ningen
Story: Rokudo Ningen
Summary:
College freshman Natsuki and sophomore Yuki meet and fall in love one summer night—the first of many nights they spend together. But as autumn approaches, Yuki suddenly tells Natsuki that she wants him to be happy and find a cute girlfriend, then disappears from campus. Hoping to see Yuki one last time, Natsuki visits her home and learns that she has an unknown illness that forces her to sleep through the winter. This modern version of Sleeping Beauty explores the magic of love.
Source: press release
